Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
95 mins
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Khan Asparuh. This is the first part of the film trilogy about the events before the creation of the Bulgarian state in the middle of the VII century. Volga Bulgaria is straining under the attacks of the Khazars. Following the testament of his father, the sons of Khan Kubrat looking for a new home for their tribes. The youngest of them - Asparukh, wander 20 years in search of "land forever" for his people and reaches the mouth of the Danube. The film is narrated by captured Byzantine chronicler Belisarius, which should Asparukh in his journeys. Byzantine witnessed the heroic efforts of the Bulgarians to win the land south of the Danube and to create their new country.
Lora Kremen
Velizariy's mother
Ludmil Staikov
Director
Vera Mutafchieva
Writer
Bogdana Chushkova
Script Supervisor
Mihail Nikolov
Camera Operator
Georgi Vladichki
Sound Recordist
Violeta Toshkova
Editor
Daniela Tzenova
Set Decoration
Milka Nacheva
Costume Design
Zoya Sharlandzhieva
Script Supervisor
Rumyan Dimitrov
Property Master
Victor Vassilev
Set Decoration
Yuliya Sisakova
Key Hair Stylist
Mayski Zhelyazkov
Art Direction
Galina Hadzhikoteva
Set Decoration
Grisha Vagenshtain
Camera Operator
Iliya Peychev
Construction Coordinator
Valeriya Deleva
Script Supervisor
Atanas Samev
Choreographer
Georgi Stoyanov
Property Master
Vesela Mihaylova
Set Decoration
Krassimir Pashkulev
Set Decoration
Yulia Krasteva
Makeup Artist
Bogoya Sapundzhyev
Production Design
Ivanka Zlateva
Hairstylist
Simeon Pironkov
Music
Antim Borisov
Gaffer
Kliment Avtov
Construction Coordinator
Georgi Elkin
Set Decoration
Boris Yanakiev
Director of Photography
Christo Nenov
Producer
Tzvetana Yankova
Art Direction
Tanyu Kukov
Makeup Artist
Eleonora Ezra
Editor
Georgi Nochev
Camera Operator
Mihail Kirkov
Script Editor
Stefan Kirilov
Camera Operator
Elena Dimitrova
Still Photographer